SHIRTFRONT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does shirtfront mean? 

• SHIRTFRONT (noun)
  The noun SHIRTFRONT has 2 senses:

1. the front of a shirt (usually the part not covered by a jacket)

2. a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt

  Familiarity information: SHIRTFRONT used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SHIRTFRONT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The front of a shirt (usually the part not covered by a jacket)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Context example:

he had spilled catsup on his shirtfront

Hypernyms ("shirtfront" is a kind of...):

front (the side that is seen or that goes first)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shirtfront"):

plastron (the front of man's dress shirt)

plastron (the ornamental front of a woman's bodice or shirt)

Holonyms ("shirtfront" is a part of...):

shirt (a garment worn on the upper half of the body)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

dickey; dickie; dicky; shirtfront

Hypernyms ("shirtfront" is a kind of...):

insert; inset (an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted)

Holonyms ("shirtfront" is a part of...):

shirt (a garment worn on the upper half of the body)